Faculty meeting discusses faculty involvement, Dean of Students' responsibilities

Monday, March 8, 2010
By Annie Zak

At the faculty meeting held today, members of the Knox faculty discussed two key resolutions as they pertain to recent campus events and concerns. One resolution was regarding sexual assaults and another was regarding the responsibilities of the Dean of Students. Several students were also in attendance, though Professor of History Penny Gold made it known to faculty that the students were only present as observers.

Last week, an e-mail was sent out from President Roger Taylor, first to faculty ...

Victims challenge school on handling of sexual assaults

Several students give personal accounts, administration dispels rumors

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Laura Miller, Annie Zak

*Student’s name has been changed

In the past several weeks, students have raised questions in public and private about how allegations of sexual assault were handled by the Knox administration. As recommendations from the Grievance Panel Task Force are currently being finalized, several issues concerning that process have been raised by students and victims of sexual assault.

Main concerns ...

One student's personal experience

One Knox woman shares her story of frustration

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Laura Miller

On the evening of January 23, 2010, several students attended the Graffiti Party at Tau Kappa Epsilon, including Jan*, who decided to spend the evening with her friends. After an evening of partying, which included alcohol consumption, this young woman decided to spend the night with friends.

“They assured me I’d be safe staying there,” said Jan. “I trusted ...

Student-run forum addresses assault

Students, faculty make presentations, question current policy and attitude toward assault

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Rana Tehir

Sophomore Angie Ostaszweski and Vice President of Student Senate senior Trevor Sorenson greeted students and faculty at the entrance to Harbach Theatre, handing out placards for people who wished to participate in the sexual assault open forum this past Monday night. Over 100 students and faculty attended the forum.

The objective of the night was to generate discussion and ideas ...

Remembering Coach Heimann

May 10, 1948 to March 13, 2009

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By John Baillie

A year has passed and it seems like it was just yesterday that I was asked to write the initial column about Coach Heimann’s passing. Ironically, this column has been much more difficult than the first one. The column one year ago was easy to write; it was all emotion and reaction to Coach passing. This column was much ...

Letters to the editor: An open letter to the individuals placing flyers in student mailboxes

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Gabe Ayers, Ellen Jackson, Casey Patrick, Cassidy Bires, Rebeccah Lanni, Jaclyn Stillmaker, Madison Davis, Evan Massey

This letter is not on behalf of mailroom staff, but we write this as students of Knox College who also happen to be employed by Knox Postal Services. In the past week, over 1700 fliers were distributed to Knox mailboxes, and we would like to express some personal concerns regarding these fliers.

To begin, the mailroom employees have been responsible ...

Letters to the editor: An open letter to the cast of Angels in America

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Alice Nicholes

Today as I was walking down the hall after lunch, my friend and I were aurally accosted by a spectacle I never expected on a campus such as Knox. You yelled and carried on, carrying handmade signs which reminded me of religious propaganda I would rather not be subjected to. Your yells could be heard throughout Seymour, irritating those who ...

Thoughts from the Embers: Effective communication

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By TKS Staff

Over the past few weeks, several students have taken issue with the recent sexual assaults on campus, producing an array of responses. From posters glued to the walls to informative zines about sexual assault to an open forum arranged by two individual students, the campus has been buzzing with discussion about the issues.

The initial response to the two sexual ...

Letters to the editor: Sexual assault awareness

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Magali Roy-Fequiere

Bridging together in an act of recognition and awareness, we insist that March 8 be recognized as a day of sexual assault awareness on the Knox College campus. This act of visibility is to counteract the silence and shame associated with sexual assault and to endorse empowerment. We invite all Knox students, faculty and staff to participate in a sexual ...

Repertory Term: Millennium Approaches Directed by Kelly Lynn Hogan

Part one of Rep Term play performed in Harbach Theater

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Katy Sutcliffe

At the risk of being overdramatic (pun intended), let me simply take a minute to process the “wow” that was Millennium Approaches Part I of Repertory Term’s production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes.

And yes, it was a “wow,” from beginning to end. Kushner’s play would have been powerful on ...